Moonwalking

"Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve." Sounds exotic, no?

Knowing in advance that this area would be very remote, Debbie and I picked up a couple of Subways in Twin Falls for a picnic lunch.  Later that morning, we arrived at the visitor center, got our passport stamp, and checked out the exhibits. One interesting fact we learned was that the geothermal activity at Craters of the Moon seems linked to Yellowstone. There is a chain of locations stretching in a line across the northwestern United States that could be explained by plate tectonics. The continent is slowly moving over a hot spot that creates volcanic features.

We drove to a picnic area and enjoyed our subs. This was also a good day for our Seek apps when it came to wildflowers.  We drove the loop road which took us to different formations such as cinder cones and spatter cones.  A highlight was being able to gaze down into the core of a cone - like a mini-volcano.  For those who like lava and cinders, this was a great place to visit!